Derek Carr
Las Vegas Raiders QB Derek Carr almost chose a ministry career over joining the ranks of Christian football players, but that doesn’t mean his pre-football life was spotless. He admits to rebelling and living a “wild” lifestyle before the woman who’s now his wife helped him surrender his life to Jesus. “The greatest decision I ever made is to give him Lordship over my life,” says Carr.
The QB refutes the notion that being a Christian makes him soft on the gridiron. “When I put my helmet on, I’m ultra-competitive, talking trash,” he says. “Tough, gritty, those are things that have been in me since I was a little kid. I have two big brothers. I had to be. None of that changes what I believe, or what goes on in my heart.”
Little Known Facts About Derek Carr:
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Carr said his conversion moment happened alone in his college dorm at Fresno State while reading Romans 8.
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He and his wife host a marriage Bible study for teammates and their spouses.
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He keeps a cross drawn in sharpie inside every pair of his cleats.
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